Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-03
The denial ofthe writ was what was uni
versalIy expected here.
The police have all thought that the
court


and the general impression among them is
that the sentence will be carried into effect
November l.
''If they are to be hung at ALL" said
Lieutenant Fitzpatrick, they should die
on that day. The suspense Of a reprieve
By Governor 0glesby would have a bad
effect, and would not only to great extent
lessen the moral example, hut would en-
tail additional suspense on the prisoners. 1"
That's So" said another police officer,
there is no desire on the paIt Of the Off
GERS who have suffered from the throwing
of the bombs to torture the murder ers
They only wish TO see the law carried out. !"
Capt. Buckley compressed his lips when
the news reached him at the armory. $50, "
he said, 'the Supreme Court has upheld
the righteous verdict and Just decision of
the State Supreme Court. 1t isretribution
for the murder of the officers whose wives
are now widows and children orphans |
trust and believe that the Governor will
not interfere"
Without any previous intimation, a
rule
gaGIDLY DEBARRNG VISITORS
from the Jail was quickly put into force,
and no one was allowed to enter the build
ing during the afternoon except officers,
reporters and relatives Of the Anarchists.
As soon rs the news from Washington had
generally circulated through the city, there
was rush of miscellaneous people TO see
the condemned men before it was too late.
They entered the sheriff's ogice in droves,
but the latch string had been withdrawn.
Long and loud were the expOstulations,
but the burly deputy who guarded the
way to the Jail yard was obdurate as the
prison walls. Friends of the doomed men,
bearing baskets OF delicacies for them, beg
ged admittance The dainties were pass
ed in, but only relatives gained admit
tance.
Sheriff Matson said: 81 don't want to
make any fuss about il, but the visits OF
other Anarchists have got to stop. Hence
forth the doomed men will not be allowed
to have any more reception hours. Per-
sonally, | would like to grant them all the
favors | could, but don't think it would
be wise to do so. 1t may seem foolish,
and perhaps is foolish, but / don't want
these men TO cheat the gallOws by killing
themselves. Their friends might give
them daggers or poison, and, although |
know that if they should want to kill
themselves we would be powerleSs to pre-
vent it, still should not like to have it
said that il had attended to my duty the
suicides might have been prevented"
The first of these to arrive was Mrs.
Engel. There was sort of scared express
sion on
HRR POOR, WORN FACE,
and she moved about in nervous manner,
as though she could scarcely realize that
the last slender thread of hope had broken.
She brought basket of toothsome edibles
for her husband, and Jailor Folsom took a
chair out from the Office and carried it ont
to the cage and placed it for her near the
bars. Lingg's aunt and young lady
cousin, and one of his fair admirers came
next. They were all dOwncast, with traces
of tears on their cheeks, but they had not
been talking to the reckless bOmb-maker
five minutes before the were all laughing,
and their mirth sounded strangely incon-
gruous with the feelings of most of those
present
Frank Bielefeldt, of the Arbcier Zcitutg,
accompanied by reporter for the same
paper, came next. Shortly afterward
Spies two brothers, Chris. and Ferdinand,
were admitted, and they were followed by
their mother, who seemed to feel her sor-
row deeply Mrs. Parsons and her two
two little children came, and with them n
lady who is interested in the work of the
Amnesty Association Every one OF the
prisoners bad the semblance, at least, of
positively cheerful spirits.
Mr.. Bielfeldt, after leaving the Jail,
said: at is
USELESS TO ASK THESE MEN
to sign the petition to the Governor for
their lives. | have Just been talking to
them and they laugh at the idea"
One Of the most significant incidents OF
the day had its scene at the police head
quarters The moment the decision was
received all the detectives in the building
disappeared with surprising suddenness.
As TO what places or districts they were
assigned, their superlOrs we're non commit
tai when asked. IL is known, however,
tlat for some days the men have had
sealed instructions To act as soon as tina de-
csion was received. I'VE will not be
clugbt mapping" was all the officials
would say. Besides this regular force, the
detective department has been largely re-
inforCed from the outlying stations. Just
what precautions will be, or have been
taken to prevent any outbreak, the officials
decline to say.
1t is known that preparations are going
on for the execution. The ropes have
been ordered from an eastern firm for
some time and will be thoroughly tested
before being sent on here. An additional
scaffold will have TO be built, and prepa-
rations were being made for this to-day.
At present there are two of these dark in-
struments of death lying in the basement
of the criminal court building, but they
will not accommodate over five. The new
one will be made very much like the one
on which three Italian murdeTers were
hanged sometime ago, but will,
il is stated, contain some slight
improvements as TO the traps Already
the morbidly curious of Chicago as well as
outside points have been sending IN re-
quests for tickets TO gain admittance to the
iail on the 11th inst Letters by the score
are arriving daily from provincial journal-
lists who desire to secure ticket so they
can have representative on hand. They
will all be
DOOMED TO DISAPPOINTMENT.
If the hanging takes place on the 1lth
inst. there will be only few persons pres
ent. The Sheriff will adhere strictly TO
the law laid down in such cases, and no
one except the representatives of the city
papers, the Press Association, members OF
the jury and the attorneys will be allowed
to be present.
Whatever of black thoughts or despair
keeps company with the men in their
cells, they are, so far as outward scrutiny
reveals, as calm and unmoved as ever.
They remained locked in their cells until
$50 in the afternoon, when they came
down to stretch their legs in the enclosed
Jail court and talk to their friends in the
cage. my God, isn't it awful?' was
Mrs. Parsons greeting to her husband.
Nothing more than ! expected" was
what the reporter caught OF his
reply. Husband and wife then
seated themselves on either side
the partition of iron bars. Parsons